League 1 Cup draw revealed

League 1 Cup holders Keighley will face Doncaster in the first round of the competiton.

Hunslet will take on Newcastle, while Cumbrian rivals Whitehaven and Workington Town will meet.

The first round ties will be played over the weekend of February 18-19.

The draw in full is as follows:

 
Pool A (northern regions):

Whitehaven v Workington Town

York City Knights v North Wales Crusaders

Hunslet RLFC v Newcastle Thunder

Keighley Cougars v Doncaster

Rochdale Mayfield v Barrow Raiders

Pool B (midlands and southern regions):

Oxford v Coventry Bears

South Wales Ironmen v London Skolars

Hemel Stags v University of Gloucestershire All Golds